Sweetwater is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes H and HH approximately five miles southeast of Neosho. Aroma is 2.5 miles north and Boulder City lies two miles southeast on Route H.[2]
History
A post office called Sweetwater was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community was named after nearby Sweetwater Branch creek.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater, Missouri
- ↑ Neosho East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1984 rev.)
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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36°49′36″N 94°15′57″W / 36.82667°N 94.26583°W
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